GARY BRITTON 2-5 MARTYN DESPERQUES
First frame: Gary made a 93 break on his 7th visit
Second frame: Gary made a 36 to lead 53 to 29, Martyn potted the last red and snookered Gary, Gary made two fouls, Martyn then potted yellow & green, missed the brown but left Gary in a snooker, he managed to hit the brown and after three visits of safety play Martyn made a 22 clearance to win on the black.
Third frame: Gary made a 32 followed with Martyn making a 40, Gary then made a 27 to lead 59-40 with only the colours remaining, the frame followed a similar pattern to the previous, Martyn potted yellow and missed the green and left Gary in a snooker, Gary escaped but then Martyn made a 25 clearance to win on the black.
Fourth frame: Gary was leading 38-6 when Martyn made a 51 to lead by 19 with last 4 colours still on the table, Gary missed the brown in green pocket, Martyn then potted a good brown and blue for Gary to need several snookers and after several visits of trying eventually conceded.
Seventh frame: Gary was trailing 27 to 44, Martyn potted the yellow in the green bag only for the white to travel up the table and drop into the black pocket on the same side, this gave Gary a chance of clearing the table, he potted yellow and green and attempting the brown in the green pocket, just missed it and the brown rolled up over middle bag for Martyn to pot and just missed the blue in the opposite middle bag, however on his next visit he potted the blue for Gary to need a snooker. Gary had ten attempts and came very close on several occasions but Martyn eventually potted the pink to clinch the match.
frame scores, Gary first.
104-14 (93 break)
53-65 (22 clearance to win on the black)
59-67 (25 clearance to win on the black)
38-66
1-67
138 clearance by Gary (on his first visit)
36-59
Breaks:
Gary: 1st 93, 2nd 36, , 3rd 32, 6th 138 clearance
Martyn: 3rd 40, 4th 51, 5th 38
